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Monthly Poll - What Comes Next?
🕑 Added 2024-08-04 21:11:47 +0000 UTCSo... it has recently come to my attention that people would like a bit of warning before the official end of Midnight Rain - and this is the warning.
August will mark the official last chapter of MR, and in September there will be an epilogue. After that, I will continue MR in the same way I continue other stories (in bonus content).
This is marking the end of an era in the HCLU Patreon world... but as the saying goes: the end of an era, the start of an age.
And in the start of our new age (coming this October, which will also mark the 3 year anniversary of this patreon!) will be a brand new Sutton/Charlotte AU!
The fun of this one is that: you get to pick which one it is!
>>> let me tell you - all of these will be written eventually. What you are determining is the one that will be written first!
Sutton/Charlotte AUs -
Lavender Haze -
(completely alternate universe - Sutton and Charlotte never met on sapphicspark)
Sutton Spencer is in the midst of a brutal divorce from Layla, is a professor at NYU, and the primary parent to an adorably precocious 2 year old daughter, Lucy. Trying to figure out the status quo in her life, she moves into her new home - a beautiful brownstone... with newly elected Senator Charlotte Thompson as her neighbor.
ft:
Sutton and Charlotte are in their 30s
Charlotte is a closeted senator who has never fallen in love or had her heart broken
Sutton being thrilled that this senator is willing to be a guest speaker in her classes
Charlotte shocked at how much she is able to feel for her single-mom neighbor
Neither are looking for anything serious...
Death by A Thousand Cuts -
(Those Who Wait-universe, post-TWW au, a la Midnight Rain)
Charlotte never comes out in her interview and sweeps Sutton off her feet at her brother's wedding.
Instead, Sutton goes to Rome for her internship and works to get over Charlotte, while Charlotte becomes a congresswoman. Everything is going according to plan.
What isn't according to plan, though, is coming home to find that her two best friends are now deeply, madly in love. While Sutton is happy for Regan and Emma, she hadn't realized what it would feel like - once being the glue that held this group together, she is suddenly the third wheel.
While she escapes her apartment (the love nest), Sutton bumps into Charlotte. Charlotte, who asks Sutton if she'd like to have a coffee as a friend, sometime.
Sutton knows it might not be a good idea. But... she's worked to get over Charlotte for over six months. And, for better or worse, she likes Charlotte's personality, and she could really use a friend in her corner right now (a friend that isn't in the middle of a fresh relationship). Maybe a friendship with Charlotte could work out...
ft.
Charlotte being delusional that she and Sutton can "just be friends"
Sutton being delusional that she's over Charlotte less than 1 year post heartbreak
Jealousy is real
*Monica really wants me to do this one next
Guilty as Sin -
(totally au - they have never met before!)
Sutton Spencer has finally finished her graduate degree, and - for the first time in her adult life - is out of school. She thinks that her next step is going to be getting her PhD, but... she's going to put that off for a year, take a little bit of time off. Unfortunately, that means she needs to find a job in the meantime.
Fortunately, freshly minted congresswoman Charlotte Thompson is looking for an assistant.
ft.
Charlotte being Sutton's boss
Charlotte in the closet
Charlotte "I've made a horrible hiring mistake" Thompson, as she stares at Sutton
Comments
AAM
All of them. Please and thank you.
Sarah-Maude Godbout
Well…I think that we have spoken…WE WANT THEM ALL!! ;)
Trinity
Way too hard to choose Need all of it
Spanglish sapphic
I love the idea of workplace/forbidden love romances swoon BUT the neighbors-lavender haze will deliver on the friends to lovers/ hot sexy time and Sutton being a young mom- which I loved in MR. Also on #3 which is winning- would Sutton work for a member of congress given her Dad was or is an elected official? Senator?
M P
Not #2 feels overdone. I don't know why since you've never done it. But I'd like something AU
Megan Z
I’d even love the other side of like Charlotte being president and how her and Sutton navigate that and once she’s not in office .. or like another series as the girls older reflecting on their time in the White House and having 2 moms
Lucía
Delusion and Charlotte jealous?! No doubt DBATC! I'm here for the angst ❤️🔥
Dianne
I really want this story! Even while reading Midnight Rain I was wondering how would it have played out if they'd bumped into each other sooner.
Lauren
I know 😭 I want jealous Charlotte I want more Regan and Emma too. It sounds so good 😞
nicole
Excuse me? Why is Death by Thousand Cuts losing?!?! WE ALL NEED THE ANGST 😭 and jealous Charlotte will always be my favorite side of her.
Lauren
I check all the time too 😂 but come on DBATC!!!
AF
The way I keep coming back here to peek at the poll progress 😂 come on lavender haze!!!
flavia
I like the version of them in their 30s cause that's when Elizabeth would be more insistent on putting sense into Charlotte and I would love to see more of her
Dalila Ribeiro
I am voting for Death By a thousand cuts and I think this one should get extra 10 votes because it is Monica’s choice and she should have power 😝
Kelly
the emotions! the angst! no. 2 is a need not a want 🧎🏻♀️
Dakota Pruiss
Haley. ALL OF THE ABOVE. For the love of all things Spencer/Thompson
kimberlys323
I can see this playing out with awkward confusion from both parties.
Haley Cass
Sutton DOES presume her to be straight! It causes... some confusion
kimberlys323
Would lavender haze mean Charlotte is presumed straight and we see her response to questions of romantic partners and Sutton offering to set her up with a coworker? Would be hilarious. Haha
Mary Ann Bosworth
Tough choice, but glad these will all eventually be written. You rock!
Jennifer Berezan
so happy this is continuing.!
Dianne
I voted Lavender Haze and immediately changed my mind to Death By A Thousand Cuts 😅
Nicola Lewis
3 years 🤯. Look at what you have grown and achieved!
Dianne
Lavender Haze or Death By A Thousand Cuts 🙏
Stacey Thurston-Woods
I want them all but have been swayed by Monica to vote DBATC! Loving the titles btw, these acronyms come very naturally to me 😅
Lashaundra Perkins
Shit! This is a difficult one? 🤔
Katie
Wow I sure am a sucker for a neighbors AU!!! This list is insane though 🤪
Taylor Eddleston
I’m stuck between 1 and 3!!!! Not a big fan of number two with all the angst and lack of communication and ability to feel your feelings.
MC
I second this
MC
I am absolutely heartbroken that MR is coming to an end but I am also absolutely elated about all the other story lines in the pipeline. All that matters is that we are getting more of Sutton and Charlotte. Can never have enough. This Patreon is the gift that keeps on giving…thank you!!!!
Melanie Reber
Pardon the language, but, holy fuck. The choices. Choice 2 really pulls on the heart strings and there's so much potential for angst, and I'm a huge sucker for angst. But, choice 3 could be really hot. Like, smokin. Gah! The agony.
Kayla Bhadra
You convinced me!
Kayla Bhadra
Also it does seem like the AU would make sense to read along with The Snowball Effect
Kayla Bhadra
Honestly I was going to vote for Guilty As Sin but your essay of bullet points and the fact that you have more intimate knowledge of these AUs caused me to vote DBATC. I trust you Monica!! LFG! ❤️
Betsy Walker
So hard to choose between 2&3. I’m happy with any of them
Angelica
THISSSSSSS!!! All of these point but a jealous Charlotte….❤️❤️❤️❤️
Alex L
This is suuuuuch a difficult question, but thank you for preventing me from an endless loop of agonizing over my decision by telling us they will all be written. I’m a sucker for workplace romance so guilty as sin it is.
Hanna Baptist
Ooh, I want to read all three, obviously, but voted DBATC because I fucking love Regan and Emma and I feel like it makes sense to read that one first because it's Midnight Rain ish. Guilty As Sin is very intriguing, though, so I'd enjoy it too. Lavender Haze is also great, though the whole Sutton having a nasty break up thing makes me sad because she is so wholesome and lovely in the cannon universe.
B
this is the hardest decision of my life guilty as sin is giving josh/donna from the west wing which feels like its fate considering it has the same abbreviation tww ……
Libby
I chose Guilty as Sin because I love a workplace setting but I do love a jealous Charlotte. Hardest choice of the day!
Noelle
👀 I picked number 3 but I stand by Monica. Happy Wife Happy Life! You can sway the vote Haley!
Kim Bond
I trust both you and Monica... Thank you so much for these AUs! Love these two, and the wider cast, and it's great getting to spend time with them in different situations and variations
Kaslo
Do you plan to officially publish Midnight Rain? I would love a physical copy!!
Chris
I picked Guilty as Sin because, well, it instantly made me smile thinking about the scenario. I think MR made me realize that I’d read these 2 falling in love a thousand times over. Although since Monica has a vote ( and probably some other persuasion techniques) we should assume DBATC will be first, after all Monica is moving to NE!
Jessica Woodcock
I’ve gone for Guilty as Sin because I do love a boss/assistant romance! But Death by a thousand cuts sounds so good too! Plus, more Remma!!! Yes please
Lisa Tillery
Monica and Haley, for the sake of your marriage….as someone that has been married twice…I say we choose DBATC and then change the vote to something WYLEI related, possibly a story with Abbie. I have zero ulterior motives or deeply held soft spots for those three whatsoever. This is purely about y’all. Obviously.
Lisa Tillery
As a wife, I will do anything to make my wife happy. Therefore, I will vote to make your wife happy. *teacher/mom look to literally everyone that hasn’t voted*
Meri Kay Hodges
If you’re going to write all of them then best to go with your wife’s choice. Trust me, I’ve been married for years!
Misty
Went with Guilty because it’s the most different from the original story!
Misty
Nearly impossible to pick between Death by Thousand Cuts and Guilty as Sin
Tina M
1000% here for Regan's "ride or die", "I will cut a b$%^&", "help you hide the body" snark!!
Tina M
D. ALL OF THE (DAMN) ABOVE!! And rather than a poll, let us rank order the choices!...But if I have to choose: I defer to Monica's choice!
Cristy Kuhn
There are no bad choices!!! We are here for it all 🙏🏼🙌🏼🤓
Jamie
Again, where is the “all of the above” option?
sandrakb
As much as I’d love to see the story continue a la TWW universe, Lavender Haze sounds sooo good. I read the synopsis and immediately forgot about my grief with MR ending
sandrakb
Haha loving the campaigning
kimberlys323
Lavender haze won out for me too but DBATC would be a great option too.
Lauren
I was thinking the same - loving Emma/Regan :)
Lauren
I'm sold - this sounds epic (esp the angst!)
Robin M Lee
Happy Wife = Happy Life I'm work Monica - Death By A Thousand Cuts
S Moffett
Yes, please. Long term lesbian domesticity expressed through established relationships is sadly missing in sapphic lit. If anyone can do it and make it sexy, it’s Haley Cass and these two characters.
Dani Roberts
I’m devastated MR is coming to an end but knowing we’ll get bonus content AND 3 more AUs?! This patreon might be the best investment I’ve ever made 😅 Monica I’m sorry, I’m going lavender haze on this one!!!
Sonia
I need this. Monica, fix the vote.
Sonia
Also, now that I’m obsessed with TSE, I selfishly want to see more of Emma/Regan. And Sutton finding out. 😆
Sonia
YOU HAVE MY VOTE!
Aaron Fechner
I would love to read one where they are together and in the White House. I like the idea of seeing how Sutton and Charlotte handle the pressures of being there while raising a family.
Jess Bullock
You have the most sway in this decision! But I will happily make petition signs with you
Gabby
Lavender haze sounds new and different 😍 death by a thousand cuts is also a top but I like the idea of something completely new!
Jess Bullock
Death by a thousand cuts sounds so super angsty I need it!
Kayla
I <3 jealous Charlotte Thompson
Jess Bullock
This is the one I want!! So much delicious angst!!!
Liz Hendrick
This essay made me change my vote to Death by A Thousand Cuts.
Haley Cass
omg i know, i might have to skirt the poll results bc I'm really hearing it rn!
kassandra gravel
Best of taste 👌🏻
Monica McCallan
Yes!
Monica McCallan
Yes! That's the energy!
Flavia
My Pisces heart is bursting with this patreon and with the knowing that all three stories will be written! ❤️
Angelica
Haley…happy wife happy life 😂
Monica McCallan
In this essay (of bullet points) I will... wholeheartedly campaign for Death By A Thousand Cuts - Sutton and Charlotte less than a year out from cannon TWW - THE ANGST. THE ANGSTTTTTTT. - New relationship Regan and Emma - Regan when she finds out that Sutton is friends with Charlotte again (it will be dramatique) - Sutton and Charlotte bonding over both being third wheels with their co-workers and sibling/best friends - Caleb and Dean! - Sutton / Catherine Spencer writing collab - Jealous Charlotte! as she has to watch Sutton move on from her (spoiler: Sutton won't)
Jen Fernandez
It was hard to pick one, they all sound amazing!
Kathryn Crowley
Death by a thousand cuts sounds so GOOD… but Charlotte being Suttons boss is something i would kill to see
sandrakb
Omgggggg
Erica
I'm extremely excited for all 3 but I think I'm going to go with guilty as sin as it's the most different of the au's so far for Charlotte and Sutton!
kassandra gravel
Omg. This is a hard decision I must say. But I'm glad we'll get all of those eventually, so It makes it a bit easier. Number 2 it is I love angst 🙏
Dianna Norman
This one is so hard to choose. I love them all!
Kayla
Death by a thousand cuts will absolutely ruin me…. I’m in
Angelica CK
Such a hard choice! I’m excited for whatever comes next💛 I did vote for Death by a thousand cuts though
Erica
Ohhh I can't vote yet because I'm torn between lavender haze and guilty as sin. I think I'm leaning more towards guilty as sin.
Monica McCallan
TEAM DBATC!!!!!!! JOIN ME!
Monica McCallan
As someone who listened and workshopped Death By A Thousand Cuts with Haley FOR FIVE HOURS in the car yesterday, I am humbly asking everyone to help me help that one succeed (because it's, personally, the one I'd love to read most right now)
Angelica
Oh. My. Word. 😍😍😍😍😍😍 I love all of these options. Excited that we still get more of them 😭🥰 through different AUs to come
